Git removing files from future commits but keeping previous versions

Question

Our git repository has become bloated with older unused files from previous versions.

I wish to remove the files from future pulls/clones but keep the files in the previous commits so they could be pulled if necessary.

It's not necessary to remove local versions if they are already on a users machine but if a new user pulls the repository then they shouldn't get any of the outdated files.

Is this possible and how would I go about doing this?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You can delete the unused files what you said use git rm , and then the files will disappear from this commit. If you want to find them out, just reset to the old commit, or use the GUI tools.